Nueces County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

Anthony King, Nueces County, Texas, 1867

Anthony King registered to vote in Nueces County on June 21, 1867. He reported District of Columbia as his birthplace and 5 years in Texas, 5 of them in Nueces County. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Nueces County registered 69 freedmen in 1867, 13% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with District of Columbia and Texas marked
Born in District of Columbia, registered in Nueces County, Texas
District of Columbia
Birthplace
5 years
In Texas
5 years
In the county
about 1862
Reached Texas

What the register records

From 1860 to 1870

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In Nueces County

Anthony King

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
Anthony King
Place of birth
District of Columbia
County of registration
Nueces County
Precinct
1
Registered
June 21, 1867
Years in Texas
5 years
Years in Nueces County
5 years
Years in the precinct
5 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Nueces County highlighted
Nueces County on the 1870 county map

Kings elsewhere in Texas

All 117 freedmen named King in Texas

Variations of King

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 2 of the Nueces County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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